For more information contact the Program Coordinator of Graduate Special Education Programs.
This 12-hour graduate-level program of study is designed to prepare licensed teachers* who desire to work with students with exceptionalities typically served in an inclusive, co-taught, and/or resource classroom setting. With completion of the program and Praxis Licensure Test, candidates will be eligible for the Arkansas Licensure Endorsement in Special Education Resource K–6, 7–12.
Candidates completing the Special Education Resource Endorsement can apply all hours completed in the Resource Endorsement program toward the completion of the Special Education GC.
Program of Study:
ELSE 6300 Special Education 101 Academy: The Philosophical, Historical, and Legal Aspects of Special Education
ELSE 6304 Behavior Management and Analysis in Special Education
ELSE 6348 Multisensory Approach to Language I
ELSE 6366 Educational Programming for Students with Mild Disabilities K–12
Course Descriptions:
Eligible Licensure Areas
The initial licensure areas that can add a Special Education resource Endorsement to their license are as follows:
- P-4 Early Childhood
- K-6 Elementary
- 4-8 English Language Arts (ELA)
- 7-12 English Language Arts (ELA)
- 4-8 Mathematics
- 7-12 Mathematics
- 4-8 Science
- 7-12 Biology
- 7-12 Chemistry
- 7-12 Physics